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A Dangerous Threat to Our Autonomy to Organise As Students

by Hope Worsdale

University of Arts London students' union officer Sahaya James is facing dismissal from her role as campaigns officer, after leading a student campaign against the university's participation in gentrification. If James is sacked, it will set a dangerous precedent for the political autonomy of the student movement.

Elephant and Castle: Students Protest University’s Role in Gentrification

by UAL Students

Students at the University of the Arts London occupied their Southwark campus to protest the part it has to play in the creeping gentrification of Elephant and Castle.

3 Reasons the UAL Occupation Matters to FE, HE and the Free Education Movement

by Tom Scrivener

Like other recent direct actions such as at LSE, the University of the Arts London occupation is rooted in the free education movement. But the task of articulating longer term goals alongside combating immediate course cuts presents fresh challenges for students in the face of an ongoing restructuring of education.